The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-02
WITH THE COUNTESS ARCO.

Among the Pines-The New Town
which ia Yet the old.
JANISH AS PRINCESS ANDREA"
Now that Palatka and st. Augustine
are separated by run of less than an
hour, there is every reason for the fire.
quent exchange of friendly visits, and,
when our new Opera House is completed,
our neighbors of that burg and of the
Fountain City can consider themselves
practically within our limits, and thus
insure sufficient patronage to bring us
all of the beautiful and harmonious pos
eible on Southern boards. Meantime, st
Augustine has scored a victory i'm max
ing the first move in this direction. and
we remain in her debt till our new build
ing is ready for occupancy. Then We
trust to discount even her performance
Of Monday night, and hope to see her
citizens Join with those of Day tona and
our neighboring towns on the railroads
aud river in one grand ovation to the
enterprise and public spirit OF Palatka.
In company with many of our citi-
zans, your reporter left Palatka on the
steamer Louise at $50 p. m, and
passed rapidly over the river to where
the elegant cars of the st. Augustine
and Palatka Railway stood in waiting
AS soon as the passengers could be
seated the train moved Oft, and We
rushed smoothly along through the
gIoaming towards the sea. Some other
mans best girl sat next us, and her
great eyes watched the pines a. they
gIidrd past. The soft light magnified
their outlines, and the silence of the
forest fled before the monster which
swallows space and drags civilization in
Its wake. Then the fires of the sunset
Daled, and the eyes Of the other fellows
girl grew brighter still ana dreams awoke
an their depths as the stars came out to
rival them. But she fled on as did
Gunever, and we thought vainly, as did
the poet
"A man had given all other bliss.
And ali his worldly worth Tor this
To waste his whole heart in one KISS
Upon her perfect lips
But rumble and jar broke in upon
our dreams-a perfect ride was at an end
and we were at St. Augustine. Behind
two high stepping blacks we crossed the
long bridge over the San Sebastian and
parsed into the Ancient City which is 80
rapidly becoming new one under the
golden wand of Mr.. Flagler. Past the
great piles out of which will grow the
palaces of the modern Aladdins-we
stopped only long enough to order supper
and lounged on the sea-wall to watch the
stars which shone as brilliantly in the
water as in the sky, and drank in the
music of the surf. Then we had for sup
per some beauties freshly drawn from
the ocean, and went On to the Opera
House to feast our better self at the in
tellectual banquet furnished by Madame
Janish.
The woman herself is an actress on
whom the coronet of u countess can con
fer no added distinction, and her dresses
are SIMPLY wonderful to one unskilled il
the milliner's art. The house was crowd
ed, and the theater is better than we can
give our stars as yet.
But for the Princess Andrea we imme
The play is one of Victorien Sardou,
best, and the fact that the wife is in low
with her husband. commends it strongly
to an American audience. Prince Mau
rice is in love with another woman. ant
the brave princess determines to saw
him. AZ the sister of her ieweler. she j
introduced into StelIa's boudoir an,
learns the power of the enemy whose an
ger She will provoke. Then Andrea beg
help of the minister of police, who prom
ises to be on hand if the prince ca
not be saved by love alone. In Act IL
husband nd wife meet at the prince
house. She tries to recall him to hi
duty and save him from the disgrace q
a criminal elopement. His better natur
gains the mastery at first. but when sh
leaves him for moment, he departs
Then the hopeless princess summons tn
police by placing light in the window
and the prince is arrested. Then uh
prince i. shut up in a lunatic YUM. bu
escapes by exchanging clothes wit
Freddy. But at home the hushan
comes to his senses and the brave prin
cess and all concerned are happy eve
afterwards"
The whole ia terribly French. but Jal
ish made great success. and we tru
the excursion is only one of many whiG
shall draw still closer the bonds of frien
ly intercourse between us and the chan
ing city by the sea. And when we ha'
a theater worthy of us olr neighbors W
find a welcome equally hospitable as Il
one rendered us on Monday night.
Valuable Experience OF n NeWspap
Man.
NJ ISboo pratt P,rsipass Manao